What does the MF (More Fragments) bit indicate?

What does the MF (More Fragments) bit indicate?

• A. More fragments follow
• B. Fragment is final
• C. Packet is encrypted
• D. Fragment offset

Answer: (A)

In IPv4 fragmentation, the More Fragments bit tells whether there are additional fragments of the same packet coming after this one. If the bit is set to 1, more fragments follow. If it is 0, this is the last fragment and no further fragments will arrive. This flag works with the fragment offset to allow the destination to reassemble the original payload in the correct order. The status of this bit has nothing to do with encryption, and the fragment offset is a separate field that indicates where this fragment’s data begins within the original packet. If a packet isn’t fragmented at all, this MF bit is 0 because there are no additional fragments.

In IPv4 fragmentation, the More Fragments bit tells whether there are additional fragments of the same packet coming after this one. If the bit is set to 1, more fragments follow. If it is 0, this is the last fragment and no further fragments will arrive. This flag works with the fragment offset to allow the destination to reassemble the original payload in the correct order. The status of this bit has nothing to do with encryption, and the fragment offset is a separate field that indicates where this fragment’s data begins within the original packet. If a packet isn’t fragmented at all, this MF bit is 0 because there are no additional fragments.